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Welcome: Montana WAC New Executive Director
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Please join WACA in wishing a warm welcome to Janet Rose, the new Executive Director of Montana World Affairs Council. Janet has had a 30-year career in nonprofit management, specializing in international affairs, youth leadership, and wildlife conservation
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"Advancing our understanding and awareness of the international arena enriches our lives, our communities, and our understanding
of the world around us. The future however, lies in the
hands of youth and it is important to help them understand global affairs and the ways in which current issues impact our lives here at home," says Janet of the importance
of her new role
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World Affairs Council of San Antonio Holds
International Citizen of
the
Year Award Dinner
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On Thursday, February 22, the World Affairs Council of San Antonio will honor Joe Strauss, a small business owner and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives at its 2018 International
Citizen of the Year Award Dinner.
The keynote speaker for this
distinguished
dinner will be Jon Meacham, Executive Vice President and Executive Editor at Random House Publishing Group.
*Reminder to Councils:
Send your
2018 Council Dues by February 28 and we will waive fees for the
May 17-18 Spring Leadership Meeting, hosted by WAC San Antonio! (WACA National Board Meeting follows on May 19.)
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March Cover to Cover: Israeli National Security
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National security has been at the forefront of the Israeli experience for seven decades, with threats ranging from terrorism, to vast rocket and missile arsenals, and even existential nuclear dangers. Yet, despite its overwhelming preoccupation with foreign and defense affairs, Israel does not have a formal national defense strategy.
In
Israeli National Security,
Chuck Freilich presents an authoritative analysis of the military, diplomatic, demographic, and societal challenges Israel faces today, to propose a comprehensive and long-term Israeli national security strategy.
Join next month's
Cover to Cover to discuss Chuck Freilich's new book,
Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change, on
Thursday, March 1, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET.
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Last week, WACA hosted Dr. Jonathan Quick on our February
Cover to Cover conference call to discuss his new book,
The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It.
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Call for Applications:
SQCC Intensive Summer Language Program
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The word
Sabla
in Omani Arabic dialect refers to places in communities where people gather to receive hospitality.
Sabla
also serves as a meeting place to discuss important public issues.
 The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center's
Sabla Program is an intensive summer language program designed to benefit current university-level students and recent graduates. The program emphasized the instruction of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
The program runs for five weeks, offering highly intensive coursework in Arabic.
Scholarships are available. Apply by
May 6, 2018.
See more details.
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Councils and WACA Are Hiring!
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World Affairs Councils Highlights
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Did you know that WACA features Council events on its new website? Council leaders and staff: log in to your member account now and add your events for a chance for your Council to be highlighted on our main page!
Monday, February 19
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Swanee Hunt, Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a discussion of her book, Rwandan Women Rising. Details
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts
Stephanie Young, Political Scientist at RAND Corporation, for "The Right Bang for Our Bucks: The U.S. Defense Budget."
Details
Tuesday, February 20
Naples Council on World Affairs hosts Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School, for "Future of NATO and Department of State." Details
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Alyssa Ayres, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion of her book, Our Time Has Come: India's Place in the World.
Details
Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council hosts Trita Parsi, President and Founder of the National Iranian American Council, for "Losing An Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy." Details
World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley hosts Christopher Holshek, Senior Military Adviser at Narrative Strategies, for "The United Nations: America's Greatest National Strategic Bargain." Details
World Affairs Council of Palm Beach hosts Andrew Kahn, faculty member at Florida Atlantic University, for "The New India: Narendra Modi and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism." Details
World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina hosts Jonathan Tetzlaff, Consultant at Tetzlaff Risk Management, for "Great Decisions: The Waning of Pax Americana?" Details
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts
Tom Nazario, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, for a film screening and discussion of
Living on a Dollar a Day: The Lives and Faces of the World's Poor.
Details
Wednesday, February 21
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts H.E. David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S., for "Transatlantic Ties and Tensions: Outlook for EU-U.S. Relations in 2018." Details
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts H.E. Aizaz Chaudhry, Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S., for "The Future of U.S.-Pakistan Relations." Details
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Dennis Ross, William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, for "Closing Conflicts: Prospects for Negotiations in the Middle East." Details
World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts
Dan Stretchay, U.S. Representative of the Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), for "Socio-Economic Effects Of Palm Oil."
Details
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts WACA
Cover to Cover author
Haroon Ullah, Chief Strategy Officer at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, for "How Do We Stop the Next World War? The Weaponization of Information and the Fight For Cyber Supremacy."
Details
Global Minnesota hosts
Ross Wilson, Distinguished Senior Fellow in the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council, for "Turkey - A Partner in Crisis."
Details
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts
Trita Parsi, President of the Iranian American Council, and
Haleh Karimi, Executive Director of Interfaith Paths to Peace, for "Can Iran Be Trusted? The Evolution of the Iran Nuclear Deal."
Details
San Diego World Affairs Council hosts
Emily Edmonds-Poli
, Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at University of San Diego, for "Mexico's Upcoming Elections and What They Mean for the U.S."
Details
World Affairs Council of South Texas hosts
Peter Gross, specialist in post-Communist Europe and media studies, for "Romania's Re-emerging Role as Strategic Partner in the U.S. and European Affairs."
Details
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts
Solomon Lausch, Executive Director of Berks Business Education Coalition, for "The Peace Corps: JFK to Today."
Details
World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California hosts
James Coyle, Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council, for "The Power of Intervention: How Russia is Recapturing Its Empire."
Details
World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts a panel of religious experts for "The Meaning of Jerusalem."
Details
Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts
Robert Einterz, Associate Dean for Global Health at Indiana University, for "Great Decisions: Global Health and Progress."
Details
Thursday, February 22
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Philip Yun, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Ploughshares Fund, for "Escalating Tensions on the Korean Peninsula." Details
World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts
Klaus Zellmer, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, for "Porsche: Embracing Change."
Details
Institute of World Affairs (Milwaukee) hosts
Hannah Hetzer, Senior International Policy Manager at the Drug Policy Alliance, for "Winning the Opioid War: Enforcement, Treatment, and Prevention."
Details
World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts
Mark Hehl, Consultant at Kairos Consulting Worldwide, for a discussion of his book,
Amusing Confessions of an International Consultant.
Details
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts
Abbas Millani, Co-Director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, for "Why Is Iran Protesting?"
Details
World Affairs Council of Austin hosts
Daniel Jaffee, Vice President of Research and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Texas Austin, for "How Technology, Serendipity, and the Weirdness of Nature Have Changed What We Know About the Universe."
Details
Friday, February 23
WorldOregon hosts
David Kohl, Statewide International Trade Liaison at the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, for "Great Decisions: China & America - The New Geopolitical Equation."
Details
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Travel the World from WAC Philadelphia
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 Travel with Council Leaders - hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
2018 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Dr. Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President, Programs, World Affairs Council Northern California, Southern Africa: Feb. 10-Mar. 5
- Bill Clifford, President and CEO, World Affairs Councils of America, Inside Japan: Mar. 31 - Apr. 12
- Craig Snyder, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Poland & Moscow Seminar: July 14-22
- Jim Falk, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Cruise the Rhine, July 11-29
- Derrick Olsen, President, WorldOregon, Treasures of Ecuador: Aug. 27-31
- Megan Torrey, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Hartford, Himalayan Kingdoms, Sept. 11-25
- Dixie Anderson, Executive Director Emerita, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, Romance of the Douro River: Sept. 15-26
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Inside Botswana: Oct. 4-16
- Joyce Davis, President, World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Town & Country Life in Languedoc: Oct. 6-14
- Don Samford, Board President, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Cuba: Nov. 4-12
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